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07/04/2026

Facilitating Vietnam’s green transition: GGGI’s strategic support roadmap

[VOVWORLD] - As Vietnam moves from planning climate policies to the challenging work of putting them into action, the focus has shifted to making green projects financially attractive and secure for global investors. In this week’s Q&A, Juhern Kim, Vietnam Country Representative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), outlines how the intergovernmental organization is supporting the mobilization of 1 billion USD in green financing for Vietnam by 2028.

22/03/2026

Navigating Vietnam’s green transition with GGGI

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam stands at a historic crossroads in pursuing its global climate goals. High-level blueprints like Just Energy Transition Partnership and the Power Development Plan for 2021-2030 known as PDP8 are in place, but the true challenge is implementing them. Juhern Kim, Vietnam Country Representative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), which is tasked with facilitating the mobilization of 1 billion USD in green financing for Vietnam by 2028, talked with VOV24/7 about opportunities and challenges facing Vietnam in achieving Net Zero by 2050.

25/02/2026

Vietnam, UK enter a new era of partnership

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the United Kingdom have entered what both sides describe as a new chapter in bilateral relations, following the establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership last October and the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in December 2024. In an interview with VOV24/7, British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew outlined a roadmap for cooperation in trade, energy, innovation, and education.

07/02/2026

Vietnam’s foreign policy enters a new phase of self-reliance and global engagement

(VOVWORLD) - The 14th National Party Congress has drawn attention from the public at home and overseas by introducing important new strategic orientations. For the first time, Vietnam has explicitly integrated self-reliance into its core diplomatic identity while elevating external relations to a status equal to national defense and security. In this week’s Q&A, Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations, College of Arts and Science, VinUniversity and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Sunshine Coast, Australia, will break down the new pillars of Vietnamese diplomacy.

29/11/2025

Vietnam’s push for international financial centers: Opportunity, timing, and risk

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is expected to launch international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang this year. This move prompts key questions: Why now? Can Vietnam compete with established hubs like Hong Kong and Singapore? What opportunities and challenges lie ahead? To shed light on these, we spoke with Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai, Adjunct Associate Professor of Politics and International Development at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He is also Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations, College of Arts and Sciences, VinUniversity.

30/04/2025

Reflections on General Secretary To Lam’s article “Vietnam is one, the Vietnamese nation is one“

(VOVWORLD) - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), To Lam, has authored an article titled "Vietnam is one, the Vietnamese people are one" on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30). In an interview with VOVWORLD, Dr. Nguyen Hong Hai, Senior Lecturer of Politics and International Relations at VinUniversity, and Fulbright Visiting Scholar in Residence at American University, Washington D.C., shares his insights on the article’s message and significance.

05/04/2025

IFAD helps Vietnam’s rural areas adapt to climate change, invest in green future

(VOVWORLD) - As Vietnam transitions to being a middle-income country, it faces reduced access to preferential financing. Innovative financial solutions, including one from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), have become essential. IFAD’s grants and loans support smallholder farmers and promote sustainable agricultural practices. VOV talked to Ambrosio N. Barros, IFAD’s Country Director in Vietnam, about the “Reduced Emissions through Climate-Smart Agroforestry” project whose funding was finalized by IFAD and the Vietnamese Government last month.

11/01/2025

Vietnam deserves more than a football crown in Southeast Asia

(VOVWORLD) - On the evening of January 5, the Vietnamese men’s national football team defeated its Thai competitor at Thailand's Rajamangala cauldron to claim the Southeast Asian football championship for the third time. While Thailand and Singapore have generally enjoyed greater success at the biennial championship, the statistics of Vietnam’s victory this year were striking.

08/11/2024

Trump’s return: Challenges at home and impacts abroad in his second term

(VOVWORLD) - Republican candidate Donald Trump has won the 2024 US Presidential election, marking a stunning comeback to the White House after four years. Dr. Hai Hong Nguyen, a senior lecturer at VinUniversity in Hanoi and a Visiting Fulbright Scholar at American University in Washington DC, has a quick comment on Trump’s return.

26/06/2024

Mutual trust serves as solid foundation for Vietnam-US relationship

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam-US relationship has been enhanced by common interests since diplomatic relations between the two countries were normalized a quarter-century ago and, more importantly, by recent increased mutual understanding and trust. In this week’s Q&A VOV talks to Dr. Nguyen Hong Hai, an expert in international relations in the Indo-Pacific and a Fulbright scholar, about bilateral ties and areas in which mutual trust between Vietnam and the US are most obvious.